Barrel-rotating device



May 4 192s, 1,582,919

C. E. FARRINGTON BARREL ROTATING DEVICE Filed-Oct. 14, 1922 i air-onted May 4 1926.

UNETED STATES CHARLES E. FARRINGTON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BARREL-ROTATING DEVICE.

Application filed October 14, 1922. Serial No. 594,561.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLns TON, a at Philadelphia, in the county ofPhiladelphiaand State of Pennsylvania, have in vented new and useful Improvements in Barrel-Rotating Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices more particularly intended for use in washing metallic or wooden barrels, and also for use as atumbling device for cleaning or polishing material placed in the barrel.

For these and other purposes the inven tion comprises a rotary shaft provided at one or both ends with novel means for holding a barrel or other container to rotate therewith about its transverse axis, the whole being so mounted as to be readily portable.

For a more complete understanding of this invention, together with further objects, advantageous details and combinations of parts, reference may be had to the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the device showing a barrel in position at one end.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Referring to these figures, 1 indicates a base member having upstanding therefrom a pair of bearing pedestals 2. Journaled in these pedestals is a shaft 3 and on this shaft between the pedestals are the tight and loose pulleys 4L and 5. Extending laterally from one face of each pedestal is a bracket 6 in the outer end of which is slidably mounted a rod 7 to which is attached a belt shifter fork shown at 8 by means of which the belt may be shifted from one to the other of the pulleys 4; and 5.

Outwardly of the pedestals 2 the shaft 3 carries mechanism for holding the barrel, or other container, there being preferably provided one such mechanism at each end of the shaft. As shown each holder comprises a base member 10 fixed at one end of the shaft 3 and having fixed to or integral therewith a double or pair of spaced forks, the arms of these forks being indicated at 11. hese forks are so spaced as to receive between them a barrel or other container such as 12, the arms 11 straddling and engaging the same on opposite sides spaced from the center of length thereof. As barrels are usually formed of larger diameter at their center of length than toward their ends,

E. FARRING citizen of the United States, residing outer end of each link carries a container engaging member. This member is shown as comprising a hook 16 pivoted to the end of the link, this hook being'constructed to engage over the chimes of the barrel as shown. By manipulation of the turnbuckles 15, the barrel may thus be urged into close engagement with the arms 11 so as to hold it firmly in position to rotate with the shaft 3. In order to hold the hooks 16 in position it is preferable to join the links 15 by means of a resilient element such as the coil spring shown at 17. This not only serves to hold the hooks 16 in engagement With the barrel ends, but in case one end of the device is not carrying the barrel prevents the links 13 from swinging outwardly, due to centrifugal force, when the shaft 3 is rotated, so that they do not fly about and cause injury to surrounding objects as they might if they were not so held.

With this construction the barrel or other container is rotated about a transverse axis. If the barrel contains a. cleaning agent, therefore, it will be evident that as it rotates about this axis it will be thoroughly cleaned. By placing therein articles to be cleaned or polished, together with suitable cleaning and polishing agents, the motion of the barrel will cause a tumbling action on the materials contained therein so as to clean or polish them in a Well known manner.

Having thus described an embodiment of this invention it should be evident that many changes and modifications might be made therein without departing from its spirit or scope as defined by the appended claims.

I'claim:

1. Means for holding a barrel comprising a fork arranged to straddle the barrel, links attached at one end to said fork and engaging the chimes of the barrel, and means for resiliently urging said links toward each other to hold the barrel firmly within said fork.

2. Means for holding a barrel comprising a member having-a pair of spaced forked portions extending therefrom for engage ment with the sides of the barrel, links pivoted to said member, and hooks pivoted to said links and constructed to hold the barrel in engagement with said forked portions.

3. A holder having a base member, a pair of spaced fork portions extending laterally therefrom for engagement with the sides of a barrel, and links pivoted" to said member and having elements for engaging the ends of the barrel.

4. A holder having a base member, a pair of spaced fork portionsextending laterally therefrom for engagement with the sides of a barrel, links pivoted to said member and having elements for engaglng the ends of the barrel, and a resilient connecting element between said links.

5. A device of the class described com prising a pair of spaced bearing pedestals,

a shaft journaled in said pedestals, members fixed to each end of said shaft beyond said pedestals, each member havin a pair of spaced forks extending outwardly therefrom between which the sides of a barrel may be engaged, a pair of links adjustable in length pivoted to each member and having elements engageable with opposite ends of the barrel to hold it in engagement with said forks, links.

In testimony whereof I have afliX-ed my signature;

CHARLES E. FARRINGTON.

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